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Dance Sport & Life

Alex Muresan for Mondans

Welcome to Dance Sport & Life—the unfiltered podcast where we get real about what it means to be a dancer! No fluff, no edits—just raw conversations that reveal the highs, lows, and everything in between. We chat with dancers who spill the tea on their lives, their struggles, and what fuels their passion. If you’re looking for juicy insights and authentic stories that go beyond the stage, you’ve come to the right place. Tune in and join the dance revolution!

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00:27:37

Episode 39: Anastasia Novikova - 2x world champion,...

Dance Sport & Life ·

2025/04/16

I sat down with Anastasia (or Nastya as friends call her) right after breakfast and before a long day of private lessons, groups and rounds. We chatted about her start in dance and all the moves she had to make. In the process she found skills that led her to setup LOAD - a brand that creates unique dance pieces that you could wear off the dancefloor. We go into life in HK for a dancer, their routines to being in top shape to compete worldwide year round.

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38: Kim Kong - Ultra Angel, Fire Dancer, Aerial...

Dance Sport & Life ·

2025/03/16

Kim was introduced to me by a dear friend who I asked “who’s the best dancer you know in Miami?”. I met Kim at her aerial gym, training for a new act for Art Basel Miami. She took time to share her path to getting booked internationally for the top festivals and parties; from training, to finding what moves you to actionable steps (that’s we’ll share soon as a full course) to getting booked and building a portfolio that gives you the ability to get booked daily if you wanted to. So many dancers

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37: Veronika Voskalchuk - World Showdance Champion...

Dance Sport & Life ·

2025/02/28

Veronika trained her whole life to become who she is today, and she’s only getting started. She started dancing as a child in St Petersburg, Russia, choosing dance over music and after graduating from college with degrees in dance and choreography she dove into competing, showdance and adding new styles to her repertoire. Today she runs Danceflow dance studio in Miami with her husband and partner, Alexander and they’re growing a community of dance lovers and professionals while falling in love with

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00:38:28

36: Valentin Voronov - 9x Pro Canadian National...

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2025/02/14

Valentin became a dear friend since we met. I haven’t met anyone in the dance world that’s as open to collaboration, trusts in the vision of a better dance world as him. I spent a few days with him and Anna in Columbus at Ohio Star Ball, where he was competing in ProAM with a student of his to bring joy to her performance. There was a balance between the love and respect everyone had for them and how silly they could get (we filmed an APT Reel with Reagan To and Daniil). In this episode you’ll hear

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35: Anton Belyayev: How to Become a World...

Dance Sport & Life ·

2025/01/31

I had the pleasure of sitting down with Anton in his studio, Kirova Dance, in Hallandale Beach, Florida. He’s got one of the most impressive resumes: World Professional 10 Dance Champion, and 29-time Canadian National Champion. Immigrating to Toronto from a small Ukrainian town, Anton rose through the ranks with determination, training under Oleg Yedlin at OLSI DanceSport and learning from the world’s top Latin and Standard experts. With his partner Antoaneta Popova, he dominated the amateur

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34: Reagan To, Squid Games Red Light Green Light...

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2025/01/17

Reagan's schedule is jam packed. I coordinated with Julianna, her mom our podcast session months before out trip to Columbus, OH (USA) for Ohio Star Ball and even on the day of the shoot, she was booked back to back. This is what it takes to be a fast growing actress, model and dancer. Any one of those are impossibly hard to achieve, but somehow Reagan was full of energy and smiles when we sat down even though she had a dress fitting before, partnership meetings, training with her partner Daniil

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00:57:46

33: Anna Pelypenko, 5x Pro Canadian Champion, DWTS...

Dance Sport & Life ·

2025/01/12

I sat down with Anna in Columbus, OH, USA the weekend of Ohio Star Ball, after long hours of driving from Toronto. Anna was there to support Valentin who was competing in Pro-AM and their students. We spent the weekend together and I got to hear about the intensity of being a young female dancer in Ukraine, talking about her teachers and how at 27 she started working with Vibeke and Donnie Burns and understood the important of learning the basics. Anna and Valentin have won the Pro Canadian Latin

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32: Winson Tam - 10 Dance World Champion (WDSF,...

Dance Sport & Life ·

2024/12/27

I sat down with Winson in Rome after 10 hours of him training at Top Dance Real Camp (Organizers: Vanone & Soale) after recognising his and Anastasia’s unique dance style, but being able to place a name with the style. At that moment I realised a lot of times we see dancers on stage, performing and it’s hard to relate to them. They’re in make-up and costumes, fully focused and we’re cheering from the sidelines. I was a bit nervous approaching them for this reason, but Winson was super relaxed

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31: Harry Korner - The Creator of The German Open...

Dance Sport & Life ·

2024/12/05

Harry started GOC in 1987 in Mannheim’s “Rosengarten”, wanting to create a better experience for dancers and started a revolution. We sat down with him to get an insight into what the future of ballroom and latin look like and how we can save it from the demise coming from within. Follow us Instagram Facebook TikTok Youtube Learn with us: Link Watch our TV Series: Link

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00:13:56

Andreea Matei: Becoming a Ballroom Champion and...

Dance Sport & Life ·

2024/11/14

Andreea Matei is an 8-time Romanian Ballroom Champion and recent Silver Medalist at the World Championship in Leipzig (Germany), alongside her partner Rares Cojoc. As they're fighting their way up to become #1 in the world, you'll hear what it takes to perform at this level, what Ada's life is like, her passion and love for dance and what makes her stand out from all other women in ballroom dance today.If you enjoyed this episode, come to Mondans.com, where we have educational content, podcasts,

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00:46:42

Rares Cojoc: The Ballroom Comeback Kid

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2024/10/10

Alex sits down with Rares Cojoc, the #1 Ranked WDSF Ballroom Dancer, 22x Romanian Champion to dig deep into what was the catalyst that started his dance career, the teachers who "found" him and nurtured him (Catia and Giordano Vanone), what it feels like to quit the thing that brings you so much joy in life and more. Alex spent a long weekend with Rares and his partner Andreea Matei (next episode) in Bucharest looking at their practice routine, family life, balancing dance, family and business in

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Massimo Arcolin & Laura Zmajkovicova: Practice &...

Dance Sport & Life ·

2020/07/01

About our guests Massimo and Laura are finalists in Professional Latin at the WDC European Championship and semifinalists in all the top competitions from the WDC World such as Blackpool or the International Championship. You can follow them on Instagram Topics discussed in this episode Dance Amore Camp lectures Their dancing story Their best memories Personality differences The three main characteristics of a great dance couple You can watch our interview on YouTube. Would you love to

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24:22

Pavel Zvychaynyy & Oxana Lebedew: Showdance,...

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2020/05/27

About our guests Pavel & Oxana are currently finalists in the WDC World Professional Latin and in the WDC European Professional Latin Championships. They grace us with their style of dance and in this interview, they share their story with us. You can follow them on Instagram Pavel Instagram Oxana Topics discussed in this episode Dance Amore Camp lectures Their dancing story The main characteristics of a great dance couple Showdance Support of the family Believing in your dreams You can watch our

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18:51

Malthe Brinch Rohde & Sandra Sorensen: Interaction,...

Dance Sport & Life ·

2020/05/02

About our guests Malthe & Sandra are semifinalists in all the big competitions from the WDSF Latin world and Danish Champions. You can follow them on Instagram Malthe Instagram Sandra Topics discussed in this episode Their beginning Relationship & dancing Musicality Communication Inspiration Schedule Importance of dance camps Trusting yourself Would you love to learn choreographies, technical details, and different methods for improving your posture, style, and overall performance from the

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Peter & Kristina Stokkebroe: Sharing the Artistry,...

Dance Sport & Life ·

2020/04/01

About our guests Peter & Kristina Stokkebroe are one of the biggest names in the world of Latin-American dancing. They are multiple times Danish Champions, British Open Champions, European & World Champions. You can follow them on Summer Dancecamp website Instagram Kristina Instagram Peter Topics discussed in this episode Their dance history Magical moments Uniqueness Having the right teachers The continuous quest Life after competing The growth of knowledge About quick fixes Summer Dancecamp

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23:24

Marco Cavacini: Team Diablo & The Importance of...

Dance Sport & Life ·

2019/08/02

About our guest Marco Cavacini is the personal trainer of Team Diablo - one of the most well-known names in the WDSF world. He prepares personalized training sessions for champions like Gabriele Goffredo & Anna Matus and many others. You can follow him on Facebook Instagram Twitter Website Topics discussed in this episode Marco’s background in sport Learning to work with dancers The relation between a personal trainer and the dancers Names that went through Marco’s training program Sacrifices

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Andrea Silvestri & Martina Varadi: Passion Expressed...

Dance Sport & Life ·

2019/06/14

About our guests Andrea Silvestri & Martina Varadi are one of the top WDSF Amateur Latin couples. They are finalists in all the major events such as Grand Slams and World Championships. Andrea & Martina are very passionate and they tell us all you need to know about what inspires them. You can follow them on Facebook Martina’s Instagram / Andrea’s Instagram Topics discussed in this episode Their dance journey What they love about dancing Planning a busy schedule Maintaining a healthy

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Emanuel Valeri & Tania Kehlet: Respect In A Dance...

Dance Sport & Life ·

2019/05/07

About our guests Emanuel Valeri & Tania Kehlet are one of the most loved standard dancers. Their long career has been filed with great results both in Amateur and Professional division. Among their best results are titles like Blackpool Amateur champions and WDSF World and European Professional Standard champions - WDC & WDSF. They retired the competitive world at the PD World championship in Aarhus, Denmark in November 2016. You can follow them on Facebook Emanuel’s Instagram / Tania’s Instagram

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Dr. Jerry Lynch: Being Fearless & Focusing On What...

Dance Sport & Life ·

2019/03/25

About our guest Dr. Jerry Lynch is a coach, mentor, and teacher who guides and coaches athletes and parents to explore the meaning and purpose of sport. He has been recognized as one of the top five in his profession nationwide. He is the author of 13 books and amongst them is “Thinking Body, Dancing Mind”. You can follow him on Website LinkedIn Facebook Twitter Topics discussed in this episode What is Tao-Sport How to read “Thinking Body, Dancing Mind” Dealing with perfectionism Building

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39:18

Pasha Pashkov & Daniella Karagach: Guiding Your...

Dance Sport & Life ·

2019/01/24

About our guests Pasha Pashkov & Daniella Karagach are one of the most popular dance couples at the moment, both for dancers and dance fans and they participated at the American show “World of Dance”. They are the winners of Blackpool (British Open) Rising Star Professional championship. They are smart, talented and charismatic, willing to share some of their secrets. You can follow them on Pasha Facebook/Instagram Daniella Facebook/Instagram Topics discussed in this episode The beginning of

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